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Welcome to the Dr Know archive. DPA magazine's resident boffin keeps a beady eye on everything that's happening in the world of engineering software, with occasional contributions from his hardware-oriented assistant Simon. The good doctor's popular monthly column looks at many of the questions design engineers ask - now you can read or re-read his monthly contributions here, and marvel at his seasonal attire!

April 2008
Decentralised process automation system with IP67 protection

Previous articles
December 2006 Let's design a digital filter	November 2006 Monitor the quality of your production processes
October 2006 It's time to revisit EDA	September 2006 Mathematics: it's the foundation of good design
August 2006 Let's go into reverse	July 2006 Time to take your temperature
June 2006 You have to simulate to innovate	May 2006 Let’s take another look at CFD
April 2006 As the head-chef says: presentation is all!	March 2006 Let's keep those manufacturing defects to a minimum
February 2006 Keep your product development on course with electromagnetic simulation	January 2006 Let's find out what's new in data acquisition over Ethernet
December 2005 Let's get creative	November 2005 Let's get analytical
October 2005 Let's take a look at the latest in CFD	September 2005 Let's take a look at CAD software
August 2005 Acquire your data via the USB port	July 2005 PDFs aren’t just for the graphic design community
June 2005 How can we reinvent the wheel?	May 2005 How can you get your designs right first time?
April 2005 How do you ensure your quality goals are met?	March 2005 USB makes temperature monitoring simple
February 2005 Which software is best for PCB design?	January 2005 Do engineers need algebra?
December 2004 Is there any software that understands units?	November 2004 Why not use data analysis software to generate reports?
October 2004 CFD can help you improve your product designs	September 2004 How can you make report writing easier?
August 2004 Have you thought of data acquisition over Ethernet?	July 2004 How do you manage your design calculations?
June 2004 Motion control software - its a proprietary thing	May 2004 How do you fit curves to Excel data?
April 2004 How serious are you about data analysis?	March 2004 How do you get measurement data into Excel?
February 2004 Spreadsheets can't handle all the maths you need	January 2004 What Plotting Software should you use?
December 2003 Are you an engineer or a programmer?	November 2003 Don’t take spreadsheets for granted!